(This is how we do, This is how we do)1
Oh oh
Sipping on Rosé, Silver Lake sun, coming up all lazy2
(This is how we do)
Slow cooking pancakes for my boy, still up, still fresh as a Daisy3
Playing ping pong all night long,4 everything’s all neon and hazy5
(This is how we do)

It’s no big deal, it’s no big deal, it’s no big deal
This is no big deal7

This is how we do, yeah, chilling, laid back8
Straight stuntin’9 yeah we do it like that
This is how we do, do do do do, this is how we do

This is how we do, yeah, chilling, laid back
Straight stuntin’ yeah we do it like that
This is how we do, do do do do, this is how we do

Big hoops, and maroon lips,10 my clique hoppin’ in my Maserati11
(This is how we do)
Santa Barbara, chique, at La Super Rica, grabbing tacos, checking out hotties
Now we talking astrology, getting our nails did, all Japanese-y
(This is how we do)
Day drinking at the Wildcats, sucking real bad at Mariah Carey-oke12

It’s no big deal, it’s no big deal, it’s no big deal
This is no big deal

This is how we do, yeah, chilling, laid back
Straight stuntin’ yeah we do it like that
This is how we do, do do do do, this is how we do

This is how we do, yeah, chilling, laid back
Straight stuntin’ yeah we do it like that
This is how we do, do do do do, this is how we do

This one goes out to the ladies at breakfast in last night’s dress13
(It’s how we do, straight stuntin’ like that)
Uh-huh, I see you
Yo, this goes out to all you kids that still have their cars at the club valet and it’s Tuesday14
(This is how we do yeah straight stuntin’ like that)
Yo, shout out to all you kids, buying bottle service, with your rent money15
Respect

This is how we do, yeah, chilling, laid back
Straight stuntin’ yeah we do it like that
This is how we do, do do do do, this is how we do

This is how we do, yeah, chilling, laid back
Straight stuntin’ yeah we do it like that
This is how we do, do do do do, this is how we do

This is how we do
This goes out to all you people going to bed with a ten and waking up with a two16
This is how we do (straight stuntin like that)
Ha, not me

This is how we do, yeah, chilling, laid back
Straight stuntin’ ya we do it like that
This is how we do, do do do do, this is how we do

This lyric praises the women who, after playing sex with a man the night before, stay around in the morning to relax and enjoy themselves.

If a young person’s car was left behind at a club valet, it’s because they were too drunk to drive it home. “And it’s Tuesday” means that their good time drinking this week has only just begun.

Those who drink when the rent is almost due are those seizing the day, living life for the moment despite the risks. Katy Perry likes that.

“Tens” and “twos” refers to levels of hotness. When someone gets drunk, other people begin looking more attractive. When they wake up in the morning more sober, they often tragically realize they had sex with somebody who wasn’t as sexy as they had thought.

The song is fading out, but Katy Perry wants to celebrate the laid-back life a little longer.